Patents by Inventor Linda H. Lammerts van Bueren

Linda H. Lammerts van Bueren has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Imaging gore loading tool
    Patent number: 6171234
    Abstract: A tool for coaxially loading a flexible member into a lumen of a catheter. Typically, the flexible member is a flexible imaging core or similar device. The tool includes a body which has a connector, which connects the body to a hub located on the catheter. A pair of opposed rollers, disposed proximate to the connector, are used to advance the flexible member, through the connector, and into the catheter, which is connected to the connector. The flexible member is advanced by counter rotating the rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. White, Linda H. Lammerts van Bueren